The court case against Reynolds Construction Company Ltd (RCC) and 11 others, which recently came up for mention in an Abuja High Court, is fast attracting public attention. In the case number FHC/ABJ/PET/38/2022, RCC is accused of “diversion and misappropriation of assets” belonging to another Israeli company, Solel Boneh Nigeria Ltd (SBN). RCC is also accused of “comingling of assets, ...

The Federal High Court in Abuja has declared the Ward and Local Government congresses of the All-Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State null and void. It was learnt that these congresses were reportedly held on February 7, 2023, to select a candidate for the November governorship election. Justice James Omotosho, who presided over the case instituted by a group of ...

Beatrice, the wife of embattled former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has denied involvement in the search for an organ donor for their ailing daughter, Sonia. The senator’s wife denied the allegation on Monday, March 13, at the Old Bailey in London where she is standing trial with her husband, daughter and one medical doctor, known as Obinna Obeta, The ...

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has granted the request of Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi to inspect the election materials used during last Saturday’s presidential poll. Atiku and Obi had approached the court to seek permission for the inspection of election materials used during last Saturday’s poll. The court on ...

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to sack the Abdullahi Adamu-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on account of illegality in the process that produced the party’s national officers and candidates. PDP in a new fresh suit demanded that all candidates produced by APC for the 2023 general ...

The Federal High Court in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital has nullified the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary elections for Fika East and Jakusko state constituencies for noncompliance with the provisions of the Election Act and ordered the APC to conduct fresh primaries within 14 days. According to the presiding judge, Justice Fadima Murtala, the party has just been given ...

Chief Justice of Nigeria Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad has been travelling abroad for workshops with his wife, children and backroom staff while blocking other justices of the Supreme Court from overseas training. In the letter sent to Mr Muhammad early this month, the justices demanded to know what had happened to their legitimate entitlements under Mr Tanko. The justices of the ...

A Federal High Court in Abuja has sacked Ebonyi Sate governor, David Umahi, and his Deputy, Eric Kelechi Igwe, for unlawfully defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Recall that the PDP had filed suit, seeking declaration of the seats of Messrs Umahi and Igwe over their defection to the APC. The PDP joined ...

The ongoing war against the circulation of substandard and falsified medicines in Nigeria by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC has received a boost on Tuesday when a Federal High Court in Awka, Anambra State sentenced a middle-aged man, Ogbodo Friday to seven years imprisonment without an option of fine for endangering lives of innocent ...

The Federal High Court Abuja has proscribed bandit groups as terrorists. In a ruling delivered by Justice Taiwo Taiwo on Friday, the court specifically held that activities of Yan Bindiga and Yan Ta’adda bandit groups, constitute acts of terrorism. The ruling followed an ex parte motion the Federal Government filed through the Federal Ministry of Justice. The FG had in ...